Butch Remembers a Special Artist
During my term as sheriff in the late 1990’s, I appointed a couple of inmates as “trustys.”
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Butch Wonders If You Know Someone Like This
I have known thousands of people during my lifetime, and each one has a distinct personality all their own.
Read MoreButch Says Goodbye to the Outhouse
I think you fellow “baby-boomers” would agree the present generation of whipper-snappers might be a tad spoiled by the amenities and technology of today.
Read MoreButch Says Don’t Use Those Old Time Remedies
In an earlier column, I listed a few of the “home remedies” my folks used … placing turpentine on cuts, making me swallow a spoonful of Vicks Vapo-Rub for a sore throat, fixing chicken noodle soup for colds, rubbing kerosene on chigger bites … well, you get the idea.
Read MoreButch Needed A Cigarette and Help from Above
In the early 1990s, I worked two jobs … library director at Darlington from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. … and then deputy sheriff for Montgomery County from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m.
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Butch Says ‘Bring Back McGuffey!’
How would you judge the reading skills of grade school children today compared to the past?
Read MoreButch Visits the Golden Arches in 1966
A few years ago, I wrote a column about how the cost of living, even adjusted for inflation, was much cheaper in 1966 when my wife and I got married, compared to today.
Read MoreButch Remembers the ‘Full Service’ Station
Let’s go back in time once again … You hop in the car to head out to the drive-in theater for family night … but the gas gauge shows you’re low, so you pull into the local station to buy a few gallons.
Read MoreIt’s Time for Mom’s Chicken Dinner!
I had many jobs to do on the farm when I was a little whippersnapper.
Read MoreButch Has ‘Childhood Food Regression’
My wife says that I have strange eating habits.
Read MoreThe Best Advice Butch’s Dad Ever Offered
If you are a parent, it is very tempting to offer advice to your kids.
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Aches, Pains and Close Calls …
Recently I pointed out that I turned 76 years old in October, and that I’d had a few accidents and close calls during my life … which I’m sure is the case of just about everyone who reaches this age.
Read MoreButch Still Does Not Understand Women …
I admit it. Although I have been married to the same woman for 58 years, I am still trying to understand how the female brain works.
Read MoreButch Hasn’t Kicked the Bucket Yet
I turned 76 on Oct. 27.
Read MoreButch Says Those Little “Treasures” Mean a Lot
I would wager that many of you have a little “treasure chest” put safely away in your home … perhaps a jewelry box, a cigar box, a miniature wooden chest, or even a shoebox … where you keep those private keepsakes of your life.
Read MoreA Crush on My 4th Grade Teacher …
I was 5 years old when I started first grade.
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